Craft Beer Muses

Julia Herz
May 11, 2015

As we celebrate the tenth consecutive year of American Craft Beer Week, it’s remarkable to see just how this community has grown. Our advanced beer culture is nothing to take for granted and today the U.S. has more beer brands and breweries than any time post-prohibition.

Craft Beer Muses

Julia Herz
June 25, 2014

It’s great that we are finally getting the culinary world to pour beer into an actual glass—thank goodness—but now we have the issue of remnant-riddled glassware. Find out what the bubbles in your beer are trying to tell you.

Julia Herz
May 15, 2014

Craft Beer Muses

Julia Herz
May 13, 2014

It takes about ten years (on average) to develop each new hop variety—thus the less than two hundred worldwide varieties today. See just what it takes to bring a new hop to life in, "The Birth of a Hop."

Craft Beer Muses

Julia Herz
February 12, 2014

Many people today are bringing craft beer into the kitchen, as they've found it to be a flavor enhancer that evolves and expands the potential of their dishes. But what they may not know, and something I recently discovered, is that when cooking with fermented beverages, some alcohol can remain in the final dish.

Julia Herz is the Craft Beer Program Director for the Brewers Association, co-author of the free CraftBeer.com Beer & Food Course, as well co-author of Beer Pairing (Voyageur Press). She is a life-long homebrewer, BJCP beer judge and Certified Cicerone®. Despite her extensive experience, she will always consider herself a beer beginner on an unending journey to learn more about craft beer.

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